pay a visit
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We’re told we must pay a visit to The Old Man, a Hemingway-themed bar a few blocks away.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
Farcical havoc ensues when Jean-Michel requests Georges and Albin play it straight when his future in-laws pay a visit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
Would Mr. Lammy pay a visit to Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s Palm Beach estate, as David Cameron, Britain’s current foreign secretary, did two weeks ago to lobby the former president on military aid to Ukraine?
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
Tennessee: Vanderbilt will pay a visit to Rocky Top on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
He promised her a honeymoon in Europe during which, of course, they would pay a visit to his father, the lord.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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